Rubio replaces top US diplomat for Europe with former Senate staffer, consultant

26/4/2025 7:47

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appointed a former member of his Senate staff who primarily has experience as a business consultant as the U.S. State Department's top official for Europe, according to the department's website.



The change in the most senior official who helps oversee U.S. ties with Europe at the State Department, first reported by Reuters, comes at a time when Washington is managing an increasingly tense relationship with the continent as President Donald Trump says he wants to take over Greenland, pressure

allies on NATO spending and end Russia's war in Ukraine.



It is also the latest change as the Trump administration has proposed a major overhaul of the State Department aimed at ensuring the agency faithfully implements Trump's "America First" priorities.